Press Release
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Flintfox’s
New Trade+ for Microsoft Dynamics™ AX goes Tropical.
Auckland, New Zealand. - April 3, 2007
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Flintfox, a leading provider of solutions to manage pricing and trade
channel promotions for manufacturers and distributors worldwide, today
announced that S.M. Jaleel & Co Ltd, one of the largest soda
and beverage manufacturers and distributors in the Caribbean, has
purchased the Flintfox Trade+ system, thanks to the efforts of US based
Winfosoft Inc, one of Flintfox’s strategic partners.
S.M. Jaleel will implement Flintfox’s Trade+ for Dynamics AX
to increase the trade promotional management functionality of
Microsoft’s flagship ERP system - Microsoft Dynamics AX. “The
level of interest we are getting in our new Trade+ product suite is
unprecedented for the company” claims Paul Coote
Flintfox’s Managing Director, a significant statement given
Flintfox have been developing Trade Promotion Management tools for
almost fifteen years.
Trade+ is Flintfox’s fourth generation Trade Promotion
Management (TPM) product. It utilizes the latest technologies from
Microsoft ensuring seamless integration with Microsoft Dynamics AX –
from sharing the same menu system, to extending the standard Customer
and Product components, right through to real time posting of
transactions.
Dave Myers of Winfosoft Inc. who made the sale said “We
identified early on in the sales process that Jaleels required
functionality specific to Food and Beverage manufacturing and
distribution. Being able to provide Jaleels with Flintfox’s
latest TPM solution set - Trade+ was important in helping us win what
was a highly competitive bid. When we’ve implemented at
Jaleels they will have a full featured Trade Management solution that
will make many larger companies envious. We are confident that our
company can continue to win opportunities requiring advanced pricing or
complete management of trade promotions when presenting the Flintfox
Trade+ module.”
About Trade+
for Microsoft Dynamics AX
Microsoft Dynamics AX is a powerful and comprehensive business control
and management system, providing extensive and specific functionality
for manufacturers and distributors in the Consumer Goods sector.
Trade+ for Microsoft Dynamics AX provides a comprehensive and market-leading
solution covering Sales Administration and Finance. Additional Trade+
modules bring Sales Planning/Budgeting and Promotional/Trade Metrics to
Microsoft Dynamics AX.
Together, Microsoft Dynamics AX and Flintfox Trade+ actively support
both manufacturers and distributors in the CPG industries. This
includes suppliers of Consumer Products, Food and Beverage, Consumer
Electronics and Durable Goods. These industries require special
business functions to cope with the highly specific demands which arise
from heavy use of Trade Promotions.
Complete integration between Microsoft Dynamics AX and Trade+ modules means that
the two systems operate as one, with single-point data entry for base
and master files, complete financial integration and robust management
of critical business processes such as pricing and deductions. Dynamics
AX and Trade+ together provide a complete, closed-loop Sales and Trade
Promotion Management Solution.
About S.M.
Jaleel & Co Ltd
In 1924, S.M. Jaleel and Co. Ltd. from South Trinidad began making soft
drinks. Four decades later they successfully compete in the Caribbean
market with soft drink giants such as Coca Cola and Pepsi and hold the
spot of number one distributor of soft drinks and fruit drinks in the
Caribbean. The creation of a range of drinks that anticipate and
satisfy consumer needs, the development of a distribution network that
efficiently meets demanding trade requirements and the utilization of
cutting -edge technology have all enabled S.M. Jaleel to lead.
S. M. Jaleel's brands of soft drinks have been bottled in Trinidad,
Barbados, St. Lucia, Mexico, Brazil and in Canada where it has a
strategic alliance with COTT Beverages, the world's fourth largest soft
drink company.
Website: http://www.chubbysd.com
About Flintfox
Founded in 1987, Flintfox solutions add significant value to an
organization’s business systems in specific focus areas.
Manufacturers, distributors and OEM partners in the Consumer Packaged
Goods and Medical Devices/Pharmaceuticals industries have been using
Flintfox Trade Promotion, Contract Management & Pricing
solutions since 1993.
Flintfox’s experience produces focused solutions that allow
their customers to continuously improve the quality, accuracy and speed
of their planning, sales administration and analytic processes.
Based upon this huge experience of systems development and
implementation on a global stage, Flintfox’s latest
offering… Trade+ for Dynamics AX ….has been
developed specially as a dedicated module for Microsoft Dynamics AX
customers who want and need a robust, full-service solution for Pricing
and Trade Promotion Management. Trade+ for Dynamics AX is distributed,
implemented and supported by select Microsoft Business Solution
partners.
Website: www.flintfox.com
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For further information contact: Pierre Bonny, pbonny@flintfox.com , Ph
+64 9 477 0887
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